PEARSON, J.
This appeal involves the scope of the duty imposed upon a notary public to ascertain the identity of a person seeking the notary's certificate on a deed.
The appellant, Genny A. Tenny, was a duly commissioned notary public who took an acknowledgment on a quitclaim deed. The signature of the grantor was forged by the grantee and the deed was used to clear title in the grantee, who subsequently conveyed the property by warranty
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